Not content with meeting its green energy and carbon reduction targets for 2020, Denmark launched its latest plan – which has been hailed as the “broadest, greenest, and most long-term energy agreement” ever reached. Speaking on Friday, Danish minister for climate, energy and building, Martin Lidegaard said that the new goals had been designed to wean the country off oil and gas.

The first part would the plan would see Denmark cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020 (compared to 1990 levels) and decrease energy consumption by more than 12% compared to 2006. It will then aim to supply 35% of its total energy from renewables, with half of this coming directly from wind farms. Despite the large amount of wind the country receives, the government’s plan also sees them diversify by covering advances in renewable heat, smart grids, biogas, and other green technologies.

In a statement, Lidegaard said: “Denmark will once again be the global leader in the transition to green energy. This will prepare us for a future with increasing prices for oil and coal. Moreover, it will create some of the jobs that we need so desperately, now and in the coming years.”